"Teachers were supportive, but the regional education council did not like it and had a bad reaction", says Dave.

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Christine Blower, head of the National Union of Teachers, said parents were generally very supportive of their children's schools.

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Mrs Shelley says students at her college have been supportive of the action and most of those whose teachers are absent will be able to work from home.

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On this day, we call for the creation of supportive teaching environments, adequate teacher training and safeguards for the rights of teachers.

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Researchers say the factors linked to success are a supportive home background and schools which have good discipline and experienced and well-motivated teachers.

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Teachers union AFT Connecticut, which has about 10, 000 members, was more supportive of the proposed guidelines.

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